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Coll 28/97(2) ‘Persia; Diaries. Tehran Intelligence summaries. No 1 to 50 of 1946.’ [7r] (13/292)
The record is made up of 1 file (144 folios). It was created in 7 Mar 1946-14 Jan 1947. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Persian A vmy.
14. Although money was recently voted by the Majlis for the formation of
two extra infantry divisions, only one is at present envisaged. It is being formed
in Hamadan from conscripts of the Hamadan and Bijar districts and will
eventually be named as an Azerbaijan Division.
15. His Majesty’s Consul-General, Tabriz, has reported the numbers on some
^rifles seen in rebel hands in Azerbaijan. They were in English figures and were
in the series 60,000 or 90,000. Enquiries from the General Staff have elicited
the information that rifles bearing those series of numbers formed part of the
100,000 sold by the Persian army from surplus stocks to the Russians through the
British in 1942.
The Court.
16. According to a press report, His Imperial Majesty the Shah is now
convalescent after a chill.
A 'ppuintments.
17. —{i) His Imperial Majesty the Shah has appointed Dr. Mir Seyyid Hasan
Imami to be Imam Jum’eh of Tehran. He is a relative of the recently deceased
Imam Jumeh and is a doctor of law as well as a doctor of Muslim theology.
(ii) Dr. Ali Sajjadi, formerly Governor of Saveh, to be an inspector in the
Ministry of the Interior.
(iii) Ahmed Karubi to be Governor of Saveh.
(iv) Sadiq Shahbazi to be Governor of Sirjan.
(v) Ali Asghar Kaivani to be counsellor to the Persian Legation in Bagdad,
(vi) Abul Fazl Shahrukhi to be Persian Consul at Suleimanieh.
British Interests.
18. The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company are experiencing difficulties in
obtaining passes for their officials from the Russians to travel on duty in the
Russian occupied zone.
19. Agents for M.O. 1 publications have refused to take delivery of any
material intended for distribution in North-West Persia. They say that the
Democrats will not permit these publications to be taken into Azerbaijan.
A merican Interests.
20. A party of twenty-six American technicians recently visited Mehrabad
aerodrome. Their visit was in connexion with the provisional agreement recently
secured by T.W.A. (see paragraph 17 of Intelligence Summary No. 1).
P.S.—A Persian press report, as yet unconfirmed, states that Nariman, the
Minister of Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones, has resigned. He continues to hold
the office of Mayor of Tehran.
News has just be received of the resignation of Hakimi, the Prime Minister.
Reliable details are not yet available, but it is believed that His Imperial Majesty
the Shah forced him to this step.
Tehran, 2(PA January, 1946.
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Typewritten and printed copies of weekly intelligence summaries, submitted by the Military Attaché at the British Embassy in Tehran. The reports cover: the affairs and activities of the Persian [Iranian] Government and the majlis, including statements, communiqués and declarations made by the Persian Prime Minister, Qawam us-Saltaneh [Qavām os-Saltaneh]; internal security in Iran and its various provinces, with a particular focus on the political unrest in Azerbaijan, in the wake of the Soviet army’s refusal to withdraw from Azerbaijan, and pro-Soviet sentiment in the region; Persian government appointments; the Persian army; reports in the Persian press, with a particular focus on the expression of anti-British sentiment in some publications; foreign interests in Persia, chiefly relating to Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America; notes on prominent Persian personalities.
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- 1 file (144 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 146; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Coll 28/97(2) ‘Persia; Diaries. Tehran Intelligence summaries. No 1 to 50 of 1946.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:3r, 4r:28v, 29v:30v, 31v:40v, 42r:47r, 49r:50r, 51r:57v, 59v:72r, 73r:78r, 79r:80v, 81v:136v, 138r:142r, 143r:145v, back-i, back
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